We moved into this house late in 2002. It was virtually a blank slate, as the previous owners had only a tiny front garden, couple of trees on the west side, and a line of trees along an embankment on the east side. It had a horrible fence around the completely empty back yard, not even foundation plants!
edited to add… I forgot there were two trees inside that fence, a little ornamental purple plum planted next to the patio, and an obviously volunteer hawthorne or crabapple tree growing in the fence itself.
Gardens
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back hedge garden
Zone 6b This garden replaced a ramshackle fence that was separating our yard from our back neighbors when we moved in. The fence was a 7foot tall privacy ...
- 15 plants
- 22 journals
- 1 faves
- 0 comments
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behind the house garden
Zone 6b There was nothing here but damaged siding from the lawnmowers and edgers the service the previous owners used. Putting in foundation gardens is sup...
- 15 plants
- 34 journals
- 0 faves
- 0 comments
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blue and white (with just a little pink) garden
Zone 6b I think the name says it all!
- 53 plants
- 56 journals
- 1 faves
- 3 comments
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Edible garden
Zone 6b this garden was originally "open", with a little stepover fence to keep out the wild life. However, when I lost my entire first season of crops to ...
- 18 plants
- 26 journals
- 0 faves
- 0 comments
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Herb garden
Zone 6b This garden is on the west side of the house, and is divided by a footpath into an herb garden on one side and a shrub garden on the other. I just ...
- 33 plants
- 41 journals
- 1 faves
- 5 comments
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Indoor garden
Zone 6b My final bunch of plants...scattered throughout the house. I never fully realized how much I love plants until I started putting my gardens here o...
- 18 plants
- 2 journals
- 0 faves
- 0 comments
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mailbox garden
Zone 6b This is around the mailbox and also the water meter box. It is between the sidewalk and the street, so quite dry.
- 22 plants
- 15 journals
- 0 faves
- 0 comments
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New side terrace garden
Zone 6b This is the garden I am digging out and installing this year. I will be moving some plants in from other gardens, plus indulging myself with some...
- 32 plants
- 47 journals
- 3 faves
- 2 comments
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Terrace garden
Zone 6b The builder made a huge mound of basement dirt in the center of the oval that is our neighborhood. Those of us on the downhill side of the berm th...
- 36 plants
- 28 journals
- 2 faves
- 0 comments
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